Stigmella ceanothi
| Stigmella ceanothi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. ceanothi |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella ceanothi (Braun, 1910) | |
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Stigmella ceanothi is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in California.
Mine
The wingspan is 3.2-6.6 mm. Adults are on wing in March, mid-April, mid-May and September. There are two and possibly three generations per year.
The larvae feed on Ceanothus divaricatus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a narrow, much contorted, linear gallery, located on the upper surface and approximately 3 cm in length. It is almost entirely filled with evenly deposited frass.
External links
- Nepticulidae of North America
- A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)